Accounting at Tennessee Wesleyan University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Tennessee Wesleyan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TWU is located in Athens, Tennessee and has a total student population of 1,008. Of the 97 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Wesleyan University in 2019, 20 of them were accounting majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

TWU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at TWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

TWU does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

TWU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at TWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at TWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Accounting Schools	74
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	310
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	345
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	452
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	515
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	566
Best Accounting Schools	619
Most Popular Accounting Schools	704

In 2019, 2 students received their master’s degree in accounting from TWU. This makes it the #452 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Tennessee Wesleyan University.

TWU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from TWU. About 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at TWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TWU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from TWU in 2018-2019, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from TWU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TWU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Tennessee Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Business Professors	2,540	$78,220
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,030	$55,950
Credit Analysts	920	$64,380
Financial Examiners	850	$83,170

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.